Anjelica Huston (“Ever After”) starred in the 1990 movie, which was about a boy who stands up against witches who kill children for the heck of it.

Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” Hell Boy”) is said to direct and write the remake, which will be in stop-motion animation in the same vein as “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

I think the film could have worked with live actors, but in the age of “Shrek” and “The Incredibles,” animated movies are in a league of their own. Nonetheless, I would have preferred it if one of my favorite directors, Cuaron (“Children of Men”), was at the helm instead of del Toro.

Then again, as a Dahl fan, I’m looking forward to see how this project turns out, but it might be a while before any of us see anything. After all, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was more than three years in the making.